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Women with pre‐existing diabetes under the care of diabetes specialist prior to pregnancy: are their outcomes better?
Author(s) -
Wong Vincent W.,
Suwandarathne Himali,
Russell Hamish
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/ajo.12044
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , diabetes in pregnancy , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , obstetrics , type 1 diabetes , retrospective cohort study , gestational diabetes , gestation , endocrinology , genetics , biology
In this retrospective study, pregnant women with type 1 diabetes under the care of diabetes specialists pre‐conception were found to have better glycaemic control and pregnancy outcomes than those not under specialist care prior to pregnancy. These differences were not seen in women with type 2 diabetes. The study showed that tight glycaemic control in women with pre‐existing diabetes was associated with better pregnancy outcomes, and we believe women with type 1 diabetes should be managed by a diabetes specialist before pregnancy.